The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project II - P175525 Negotiated ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) November 3, 2022 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) (the Recipient) will implement the regional integration component of the West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project II (the Project), with the involvement of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), as well as the Abidjan Convention Secretariat (ABC – hosted by the United Nations Environment Program-UNEP), the regional ecological monitoring center of Dakar (Centre de Suivi Ecologique - CSE), the Regional Partnership for the Conservation of the Coastal and Marine Zone (Partenariat Régional pour la Conservation de la zone côtière et Marine - PRCM) and the Network of Marine Protected Areas in West Africa (Réseau des aires marines protégées en Afrique de l’ouest - RAMPAO) (“Contracted Entities�), as set out in the Financing Agreement. The International Development Association (Association) has agreed to provide financing for the Project, as set out in the referred agreement. 2. The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs) and this Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP), in a manner acceptable to the Association. The ESCP is a part of the Financing Agreement. Unless otherwise defined in this ESCP, capitalized terms used in this ESCP have the meanings ascribed to them in the referred agreement. 3. Without limitation to the foregoing, this ESCP sets out material measures and actions that the Recipient shall carry out or cause to be carried out, including, as applicable, the timeframes of the actions and measures, institutional, staffing, training, monitoring and reporting arrangements, and grievance management. The ESCP also sets out the environmental and social (E&S) instruments that shall be adopted and implemented under the Project, all of which shall be subject to prior consultation and disclosure, consistent with the ESS, and in form and substance, and in a manner acceptable to the Association. Once adopted, said E&S instruments may be revised from time to time with prior written agreement by the Association. 4. As agreed by the Association and the Recipient, this ESCP will be revised from time to time if necessary, during Project implementation, to reflect adaptive management of Project changes and unforeseen circumstances or in response to Project performance. In such circumstances, the Recipient and the Association agree to update the ESCP to reflect these changes through an exchange of letters signed between the Association and the Recipient. The Recipient with support of IUCN shall promptly disclose the updated ESCP. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – [name] Project MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY MONITORING AND REPORTING A REGULAR REPORTING Submit six-monthly reports to the RMU/RISU Prepare and submit to the Association regular monitoring reports on the environmental, Association throughout Project social, health and safety (ESHS) performance of the Project, including but not limited to implementation, commencing after the the implementation of the ESCP, status of preparation and implementation of E&S Effective Date. Submit each report to instruments required under the ESCP, stakeholder engagement activities, and the Association no later than 15 functioning of the grievance mechanism(s), as relevant. The IUCN RISU prepares the working days after the end of each draft reports for WAEMU consideration and subsequent submission. reporting period. B INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS Notify the Association no later than 48 RMU/RISU Promptly notify the Association of any incident or accident related to the Project which hours after learning of the incident or has, or is likely to have, a significant adverse effect on the environment, the affected accident and no later than 24 hours in communities, the public or workers, including, inter alia, cases of sexual exploitation and case of a fatality. abuse (SEA), sexual harassment (SH), and accidents that result in death, serious or multiple injury. Provide sufficient detail regarding the scope, severity, and possible Provide subsequent report to the causes of the incident or accident, indicating immediate measures taken or that are Association within a timeframe planned to be taken to address it, and any information provided by any contractor acceptable to the Association and/or supervising firm, as appropriate. The IUCN RISU prepares the draft reports for WAEMU consideration and subsequent submission. Subsequently, at the Association’s request, prepare a report on the incident or accident and propose any measures to address it and prevent its recurrence. C CONTRACTORS’ MONTHLY REPORTS Submit the monthly reports to the RMU/RISU and Contractors Require contractors and supervising firms to provide monthly monitoring reports on Association upon request as annexes to ESHS performance in accordance with the metrics specified in the respective bidding the reports to be submitted under documents and contracts, and submit such reports to the Association. Given the nature action A above. of regional support, this does not include direct reports of implementation of civil works. ESS 1: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS 1.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Throughout Project implementation WAEMU/IUCN Maintain the RMU and cause IUCN to maintain the RISU, as both were established under WACA I, with qualified staff and resources to support management of ESHS risks and impacts of the Project including an environmental specialist with skills on occupational Health and Safety (OHS) under replacement, and a social development specialist skilled in gender issues already in place. 3|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – [name] Project MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL INSTRUMENTS SEP and LMP were prepared consulted RMU/RISU Adopt and implement the Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) and the Labor upon and disclosed on October 5, 2022, and other Contracted Management Procedures (LMP), consistent with the relevant ESSs. and will be thereafter implemented Entities throughout Project implementation. 1.3 MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTORS As part of the preparation of WAEMU/IUCN Incorporate the relevant aspects of the ESCP, including, inter alia, the relevant E&S procurement documents and respective instruments, the Labor Management Procedures, and code of conduct, into the ESHS contracts. specifications of the procurement documents and contracts with contractors. Thereafter ensure that the contractors and supervising firms comply and cause subcontractors to Supervise contractors throughout comply with the ESHS specifications of their respective contracts. Project implementation. 1.4 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Throughout Project implementation. Ensure that the consultancies, studies (including feasibility studies, technical assistance WAEMU/IUCN and other on legislation and guidelines such as coastal management regulations/guidelines) Contracted Entities if applicable), capacity building, training, and any other technical assistance activities under the Project including, Strengthening National Physical and Social Investments, Site specific instruments (ESIAs/ESMPs/RAP.) are carried out in accordance with terms of reference acceptable to the Association, that are consistent with the ESSs. Thereafter ensure that the outputs of such activities comply with the terms of reference. ESS 2: LABOR AND WORKING CONDITIONS 2.1 LABOR MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES LMP was prepared consulted upon and RMU/RISU and other Adopt and implement the Labor Management Procedures (LMP) for the Project, disclosed on October 5, 2022 and will Contracted Entities including, inter alia, provisions on working conditions, management of workers be thereafter implemented throughout relationships, occupational health and safety (including personal protective equipment, Project implementation. and emergency preparedness and response), code of conduct (including relating to SEA and SH), forced labor, child labor, grievance arrangements for Project workers, and applicable requirements for contractors, subcontractors, and supervising firms. Prior to launching the bidding process for the respective activities, Require contactors to prepare Labor Management Plans consistent with the requirements of ESS2. 2.2 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM FOR PROJECT WORKERS Establish grievance mechanism prior to WAEMU/IUCN and other Establish and operate a grievance mechanism for Project workers, as described in the engaging Project workers and Contracted Entities LMP and consistent with ESS2. thereafter maintain and operate it throughout Project implementation. 4|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – [name] Project MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY ESS 3: RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT: NOT RELEVANT ESS 4: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY: NOT RELEVANT ESS 5: LAND ACQUISITION, RESTRICTIONS ON LAND USE AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT: NOT RELEVANT ESS 6: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES: NOT RELEVANT ESS 7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED TRADITIONAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES: NOT RELEVANT ESS 8: CULTURAL HERITAGE: NOT RELEVANT ESS 9: FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES: NOT RELEVANT ESS 10: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 10.1 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION The SEP was prepared consulted upon WAEMU/IUCN and other Adopt and implement a Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) for the Project, consistent and disclosed on October 5, 2022 and Contracted Entities with ESS10, which shall include measures to, inter alia, provide stakeholders with timely, will be thereafter implement the SEP relevant, understandable and accessible information, and consult with them in a throughout Project implementation. culturally appropriate manner, which is free of manipulation, interference, coercion, discrimination and intimidation. 10.2 PROJECT GRIEVANCE MECHANISM Establish the grievance mechanism no RMU/RISU Establish, publicize, maintain, and operate through IUCN, an accessible grievance later than 3 months after the mechanism, to receive and facilitate resolution of concerns and grievances in relation to effectiveness date, and thereafter the Project, promptly and effectively, in a transparent manner that is culturally maintain and operate the mechanism appropriate and readily accessible to all Project-affected parties, at no cost and without throughout Project implementation. retribution, including concerns and grievances filed anonymously, in a manner consistent with ESS10. The grievance mechanism shall be equipped to receive, register, and facilitate the resolution of SEA/SH complaints, including through the referral of survivors to relevant gender-based violence service providers, all in a safe, confidential, and survivor-centered manner. CAPACITY SUPPORT CS1 Training for PIU staff, stakeholders, communities, Project workers on: From the first year of project WAEMU/IUCN • stakeholder mapping and engagement effectiveness and throughout project • Grievance redress and SEA/SH prevention implementation. • E&S monitoring reporting • ESF application • Management of OHS related issues 5|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – [name] Project 6|Page